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Modern entertainment thrives on engagement and immersion, and QR codes play a key role. Filmmakers, venues, and event organizers are now exploring different types of QR codes, helping to drive ticket sales, promote bonus features, encourage interaction with merchandise and…

Nintendo and Sony’s live-action “Legend of Zelda” movie has unveiled its Zelda and Link. In a social media post on Wednesday, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that Bo Bragason will be playing Zelda with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, alongside what…

BritBox International and consumer products division offset production and distribution slowdown in ‘challenging’ market BBC Studios has posted record revenues of £2.13bn for 2024/2025, driven by streamer BritBox International and an expanding consumer products offering fuelled by children’s brand Bluey.…

Broadcast TV slipped to a record-low 18.5% of overall viewing in June as streaming climbed to 46% of the total, Nielsen said in its latest Gauge report. The absence of meaningful sports, notably football, as well as prime time episodes…

This 2004 documentary traces the evolution of New Zealand screen effects, from pioneering experimental filmmaker Len Lye to the digital wizardry behind The Lord of the Rings. A showcase of the creative talent that shaped Aotearoa’s visual storytelling, both at…

A huge week for UK actors union Equity has kicked off with its landmark legal action against casting directory Spotlight. On Wednesday, top officials from the 50,000-strong union will begin a two-day High Court battle in London that could radically…

For many years, Netflix executives bristled at the notion that the company really had a rival. Not Hollywood powerhouses like Disney, nor tech giants like Amazon. Instead, Reed Hastings, the company’s co-founder, insisted at one point that Netflix competed with…

From now on, we play it straight,” Cheryl West (Robyn Malcolm) tells her family in the first episode ofOutrageous Fortune -upending their proud tradition of lawbreaking after her husband Wolf (Grant Bowler) is sent to jail. The TV3 comedy-drama about…

Rialto Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to Tinā and is planning a nationwide U.S. theatrical release on August 29 for Labor Day weekend. The film, written and directed by Samoan-New Zealand filmmaker Miki Magasiva, premiered at the 2024 Hawaii International…

“Lords of the Rings” Oscar winner Peter Jackson has not directed a narrative feature film in more than a decade. His last feature, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” was released in 2014. Since then, Jackson has pivoted…